Exporters warn that calf prices will collapse

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has joined in efforts to increase facilities in France needed for increased Irish live exports, following warnings by exporters that calf prices will collapse.

The bottlenecks facing the calf export trade were spelled out last week by Seamus Scallan of the Wicklow Calf Company. He said there is capacity for only 10,500 calves a week in the two lairages in Cherbourg, France, where Irish calves must be rested for 12 hours before continuing on their journey to destinations on the Continent.